Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-01-06
Gen. John A. Logan.

General Logan completed his Goth year
last February. He was hardly u when he
enlisted as a private among the Illinois vol
unierrs for service in the Mexican war, but
was afterw ards commissioned as lieutenant.
After the war ended, he studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1851. In 1862 he
was elected to the legislature of Illinois and
was three times reelected. In 1856 he was
chosen a Presidential elector and cast his
vote for James Buchanan. In 1853, at the
age of 32, he elected to Congress as a
Democrat and was reelected in 1860. He
was Douglass Democrat, and when Lin
coin received a majority of the electoral
votes, Logan declared that he would should
er his musket if necessary, to put down any
armed opposition to Lincoln's Inauguration.
He voted for the resolution commencing the
conduct Of Major Anderson, in Withdrawing
his men from Fort Sumter to Fort Moultrie.
He was colonel with Grant at Belmont, at
Fort Henry and at Fort Donel>on; where the
earliest Union victories were won. He com
manded brigade in 1862. The Republ-
Of his district proposed 10 send him
back to Congress, but like Hayes he replied
lnat his duty forbade hm to leave the field.
He was with Grant again at Nlcksburg, and
was made military governor Of the town at
Ter it taken. In 1868 he was major
general and was promoted to the command
Of the 18th corps following General Sher-
man in that command. With Sherman he
took part in the march through Georgia.
leading the advance and winning now ma
ional repu alton. President johnson Of
fered him the Mexican mission. but he de-
Fti oil fnH tn
was one of the managers of the proceedings
for the Impeachment of the President. He
was reelected to the House of Representa-.
tives, and in 1871 was elected Senator
from Illinois With the exception of two
Years. lS17-19, he has served in the Senate
continuously since 1871. He the first
grand commander of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, and was twice reelected to
that honorable office. In 1854 he was the
Republican candidate for e-Presidrnt Of
the United State. His vigorous constitution
would easily have endured for four score
years. Twept, Years of his life is the meas
ure Of his sacrifice to the cause of his cOun-
try. His early death is beyond doubt the
result of physica exposure and mental stress
during the four years from 1861 to 1865
His military service gives him an unques-
toned claim 70 national gratitude and long
mhrance. In civil life, he showed the
qualities Of soldier courage. persistency,
,ouoh-, too Of fierce and brigerenr tenn
per. In The Senate as in the field, he was
dangerous but bold ard manly opponent.
Careless of the graces of oratory, he was
criticised because bis sentences were not al
ways constructed according to the rules Of
grammatical art. But unpolshed as they
were they always made his meaning plain;
they always expressed his honest con, ictions;
they held the respectful attention Of hi,
peers Many of his counirymeu differed
with him, concerning the impeachment of
President Johnson, concerning the sacrifice
Of FIrl JOHN Porter to the vanity of General
Pope, and on other occasions, but no man
ever doubted his sincerity. Honest and
uraSt. he lta,es a >al!irr's reputation to tu-
ture ages and VII be remembered long as
the story of the rebellion /, told